Séamus Burke

Séamus Aloysius Burke (sometimes spelt Bourke) (14 June 1893 – 1 January 1967) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician who served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance from 1927 to 1932 and Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1924 to 1927. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1938.[1]

Séamus Burke
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
In office 24 June 1927 – 9 March 1932
President	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	Eamonn Duggan
Succeeded by	Hugo Flinn
Minister for Local Government and Public Health
In office 2 June 1924 – 23 June 1927
President	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Richard Mulcahy
Teachta Dála
In office August 1923 – June 1938
Constituency	Tipperary
In office December 1918 – August 1923
Constituency	Mid Tipperary
Personal details
Born	Séamus Aloysius Burke 14 June 1893 Waterford, Ireland
Died	1 January 1967 (aged 73) Chelsea, London, England
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael Cumann na nGaedheal
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin TD for Tipperary Mid.[2] He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921 and went on to become a founder-member of Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael. Burke served in the governments of W. T. Cosgrave in the 1920s. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election and after unsuccessfully standing again as an independent at the 1943 general election, he retired from politics and moved to England. He was also a barrister.

References

1. "Séamus Bourke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
2. "Séamus Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 November 2011.